The Ashes live cricket scores: Australia and England resume battle in fifth and final Test at the SCG
Cricket: The series may be decided, but plenty of pride will be on the line in the fifth and final Test of The Ashes between Australia and England at the SCG.
The tourists were able to put what had been a torrid tour where they surrendered the urn inside 11 match days behind them by claiming their first victory on Australian shores in 15 years in a fast-forward Boxing Day Test.
Australia’s hopes of a 5-0 whitewash were swept away with the loss, but Steve Smith’s side will be looking to ensure England are sent home with a bitter taste in their mouths.
Stay across the latest Ashes action as Australia and England resume their battle in Sydney.
Key events
05 Jan 2026 - 02:43 PM
WICKET Labuschagne ct Bethell b Stokes 48
05 Jan 2026 - 01:37 PM
50 for Travis Head
05 Jan 2026 - 01:07 PM
WICKET Weatherald LBW Stokes 21
05 Jan 2026 - 11:47 AM
ENGLAND ALL OUT 384
05 Jan 2026 - 11:45 AM
Joe Root finally falls!
05 Jan 2026 - 11:32 AM
WICKET Carse ct Carey b Green 1
05 Jan 2026 - 11:21 AM
WICKET Jacks c Green b Neser 27
05 Jan 2026 - 11:03 AM
Joe Root brings up 150
05 Jan 2026 - 09:37 AM
LUNCH - ENGLAND 6-336
05 Jan 2026 - 09:21 AM
WICKET Smith c Boland b Labuschagne 46
05 Jan 2026 - 08:33 AM
Green’s Ashes horror continues!
05 Jan 2026 - 08:15 AM
Joe Root has his second 100 of the series!
05 Jan 2026 - 07:33 AM
Starc gets Stokes again on review!
05 Jan 2026 - 07:13 AM
WICKET BROOK FALLS!
70th Over - ENG 5-303
Webster gets on the pads as Smith flicks in the air through midwicket to bring up England’s 300.
Defends the rest
69th Over - ENG 5-299
Short and Root cuts a single.
Smith drives as Labuschagne does well to dive and stop the single.
Short and Smith try to launch it as it goes straight up, but somehow clears mid-on as they run two.
Smith drives on the up to backward point.
68th Over - ENG 5-295
Webster replaces Neser as Root chops down a single.
Full and Smith drives, but Khawaja does well to dive across and prevent a run.
67th Over - ENG 5-294
Green to Root, who defends outside off.
He punches two past mid-on.
Short and he swivels a single square.
66th Over - ENG 5-291
Neser strays on the pads and Root flicks four through midwicket.
Surprise short ball but Root is up to hit to pull one forward of sqaure
65th Over - ENG 5-286
Green continues to Smith. What must be going through his mind at the moment?
Smith drives two past cover before edging the final ball over slips where Webster does move this time but it clears him comfortably for four.
Green’s Ashes horror continues!
Jamie Smith drives straight to Labuschagne at extra cover in an extremely soft dismissal, but Green’s overstepped!
Poor cricket all round.
WEBSTER DOESN’T MOVE! Next ball, Smith edges behind, but Beau Webster doesn’t even move at first slip, seemingly not picking it up as it goes for four.
Short wide, and Smith cuts a single to bring up the 50 partnership
Horror over.
62nd Over - ENG 5-273
Neser is keeping it tight to Root who is trying to manufacture room to cut away.
Green fields well in the gully to keep it a maiden
61st Over - ENG 5-273
Root cuts a single through backward point.
CLOSE! Smith goes for a booming drive and is beaten by Green.
Hands on heads
60th Over - ENG 5-272
Root drills three through the covers before Smith drives confidently down the ground for four.
This pair have put on 43 runs in nine overs, and that’s drinks.
